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through 2020 and the process the faa uses to review fuel dumps. this will provide congress with the information needed to evaluate current practices and make any adjustments to protect our neighborhoods. this language will also help my community and the surrounding neighborhoods and americans throughout the country know that congress takes these experiences seriously and that we are actively working to prevent this kind of traumatic event from happening again in any community. hi again thank the chair and i yield back the balance of my time. >> mr. kilmer is recognized. >> thank you, madam chair. let me thank the chair, he member and the staff for work on this bill. too many folks in my district really struggled to keep up with the cost of housing. i am grateful this bill makes investments to help communities like bremerton and to, and countless others i represent, make progress toward meeting demand for affordable housing. this bill provides critical investments in the public housing capital fund. working to develop finance and modernize public h
through 2020 and the process the faa uses to review fuel dumps. this will provide congress with the information needed to evaluate current practices and make any adjustments to protect our neighborhoods. this language will also help my community and the surrounding neighborhoods and americans throughout the country know that congress takes these experiences seriously and that we are actively working to prevent this kind of traumatic event from happening again in any community. hi again thank...
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the senate plans to vote on the nomination of michael whitaker to be the next faa administrator. then, hearing on support for israel. on wednesday, the president and first lady will host estate and are honoring the australian prime minister. watch next week live on the c-span networks or on c-span now , our free mobile video app. head over to c-span.org for scheduling information or to stream video
the senate plans to vote on the nomination of michael whitaker to be the next faa administrator. then, hearing on support for israel. on wednesday, the president and first lady will host estate and are honoring the australian prime minister. watch next week live on the c-span networks or on c-span now , our free mobile video app. head over to c-span.org for scheduling information or to stream video
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the military and faa kept having some issues. they could not seem match it up. somewhere, the department of justice decided to come out and interview people involved in 9/11. they came to interview me at boston center in 2003. they said they would interview me for about five minutes because i made one transmission. i told them i made like 40 transmissions. our five minute interview turned into about a 3 hour interview. a lot of things started setting up the time line a lot differently because of my conversations with the military that no one ha any copies of. they are out there. they ended up going to the northeast. defence command. they pulled the tapes. they listened to the tapes for the first time. i was surprised they still have them. they pulled the tape and came back in january 2004. i finally got to hear my tapes. i do not know if you want to call it closure are not, but i needed to hear this. i remember going home that day and sitting out by my frozen pool in new england with the snow. i sat there and had a couple of beers. i finally got to sit back and
the military and faa kept having some issues. they could not seem match it up. somewhere, the department of justice decided to come out and interview people involved in 9/11. they came to interview me at boston center in 2003. they said they would interview me for about five minutes because i made one transmission. i told them i made like 40 transmissions. our five minute interview turned into about a 3 hour interview. a lot of things started setting up the time line a lot differently because...
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i will go back and look more carefully to see what -- whether tsa or faa has referred any -- what they have referred to -- referred us to here here. these are not administrative matters but criminal matters. >> thank you. you indicated quite accurately that our major threats are domestic violent extremists, home grown violent extremists and international extremists and they're using to coordinate social media encrypted transmissions. what tools and authorities or resources do you need to combat these terrorist groups and the use of social media and other forms of coordination? >> well, this is also a very hard question, you're very good at asking me hard questions. the problem is severe because people talking on social media can incite people up to radicalization. this is what we fear and we have seen this in the -- in the foreign terrorist circumstance where people are, you know, watching jihadist websites that eventually move them and much more swiftly than ever before from mere involvement and interest to radicalization to action. we expect that the same is likely to occur with resp
i will go back and look more carefully to see what -- whether tsa or faa has referred any -- what they have referred to -- referred us to here here. these are not administrative matters but criminal matters. >> thank you. you indicated quite accurately that our major threats are domestic violent extremists, home grown violent extremists and international extremists and they're using to coordinate social media encrypted transmissions. what tools and authorities or resources do you need to...
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these strike me not as things for the faa. these are criminal matters. sen. reed: you indicated quite accurately our major threats of the mastic violent extremists, homegrown violent extremists and international extremists. they are all using to coordinate social media encrypted transmissions. what tools and authorities and resources do you need to combat these terrorist groups and their use of social media and other forms of coordination? gen. garland: this is also a very hard question. you are asking me very hard questions. the problem is severe because people talking on social media can incite people up to radicalization. this is what we fear. we have seen this in the foreign terrorist circumstance where people are watching jihadist websites that eventually move them much more swiftly than ever before from your involvement and interest -- from mere involvement and interest to action. we expect the same is likely to occur with respect to domestic violent extremism. this is a matter of serious concern. where there is a threat of violence, where we have predi
these strike me not as things for the faa. these are criminal matters. sen. reed: you indicated quite accurately our major threats of the mastic violent extremists, homegrown violent extremists and international extremists. they are all using to coordinate social media encrypted transmissions. what tools and authorities and resources do you need to combat these terrorist groups and their use of social media and other forms of coordination? gen. garland: this is also a very hard question. you...
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>> the faa runs the air traffic control system and we have not tried to hack it. the members use red teams on a regular basis. they give them full access. they allow them basically the ability to try and take down the systems but not actual in- flight system. that would be an issue. they test in-flight where they are doing work. they conduct the systems with in-house employees as well as contracting with specialists in the industry who hopefully come in with a different mindset and the culture of the company that built it and challenge the thinking in the systems and they conduct the red team exercises and given full access to be able to actually find the vulnerabilities.>> thank you. mr. chair and mr. stevens, you brought up the air traffic control system and possible vulnerabilities and it seems -- can you expand more because we are modernizing the air traffic control systems which right now i think went on a tour or something like that. it is not very modernized but i assume that one of the risks of modernizing is it is more passable. am i correct? >> yes, man
>> the faa runs the air traffic control system and we have not tried to hack it. the members use red teams on a regular basis. they give them full access. they allow them basically the ability to try and take down the systems but not actual in- flight system. that would be an issue. they test in-flight where they are doing work. they conduct the systems with in-house employees as well as contracting with specialists in the industry who hopefully come in with a different mindset and the...
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t.s.a., nppd, faa, they all have equities in this space. i want your perspective with regard to what i mentioned in terms of how well those entities are sort of playing with one another in that space and whether or not there needs to be greater clarity with respect to their roles or issues that we need to be aware of in addressing. >> the aviation isac, when government set up the 18 critical infrastructures, they created government coordinating committees on the industrial side. the sector coordinating committees for each of sectors. so the aviation isac is part of the coordinating committee. and we meet regularly with each of those agencies and work on the highest priority project s. separately, we have a person that is on four of the committee inside of nppd, and a person who's daily at air domain intelligence analysis cell, which is run by the t.s.a. i would characterize each agency as very much understanding what their roles are, and through those and other forms that they are protecting -- working well in terms of efforts to protect th
t.s.a., nppd, faa, they all have equities in this space. i want your perspective with regard to what i mentioned in terms of how well those entities are sort of playing with one another in that space and whether or not there needs to be greater clarity with respect to their roles or issues that we need to be aware of in addressing. >> the aviation isac, when government set up the 18 critical infrastructures, they created government coordinating committees on the industrial side. the...
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we have routine engagement with the faa. i would characterize each agency as very much understanding what their roles are, and through those and other forms that they are protecting -- working well in terms of efforts to protect the sector. i would like to recognize that npd's movement toward the risk management sector is a very good move to see. i think risk management frameworks which were mentioned also by mr. stevens are a critical part of the process in terms of securing the cyber capability of each of the segments inside the industry. >> thank you. my time has expired. i recognize the gentle lady from new jersey. : thank you,coleman mr. chairman and thank you to each of you for the information you've shared with us today. mr. stevens, i want to start with you. you represent an airport. are airports required to include cyber security measures in your plans? >> thank you for that question. at this time, there is no absolute requirement to do so. the government regulation, administered primarily by the tsa has primarily b
we have routine engagement with the faa. i would characterize each agency as very much understanding what their roles are, and through those and other forms that they are protecting -- working well in terms of efforts to protect the sector. i would like to recognize that npd's movement toward the risk management sector is a very good move to see. i think risk management frameworks which were mentioned also by mr. stevens are a critical part of the process in terms of securing the cyber...
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if you look at iko, the faa and tsa are reps. coordinating domestically reflects the work we do to reflect internationally. robert: in the context of an incident, i think there is a brass tacks need for the federal government to have its agencies talking amongst themselves on the back end so that we are not burdening a victim company with multiple knocks on the door. that is our duty and i think we have gotten better as a federal government in that regard. what victim companies often do not see now is in the background sisa and the fbi and the sector regulator are exchanging notes. there is a common factual picture without all parties having to go and get the information in a burdensome way. i think you will see when the cyber incident reporting council issues its report to congress that we are going to reaffirm the commitment to having that kind of coordination. as dave was pointing out, in the context of broad systemic regulatory actions, but also the heat of the incident. david: if i could build on that. the heat of the incide
if you look at iko, the faa and tsa are reps. coordinating domestically reflects the work we do to reflect internationally. robert: in the context of an incident, i think there is a brass tacks need for the federal government to have its agencies talking amongst themselves on the back end so that we are not burdening a victim company with multiple knocks on the door. that is our duty and i think we have gotten better as a federal government in that regard. what victim companies often do not see...
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, we respect the faa. that's very important to us. we have taken a number of internal actions that we think are meaningful as they relate to our own internal reforms on safety. we are engaged in the legislative process. i appreciate your invitation for us to be involved with that. i know there are more stake holders. as you heard from me earlier, we are committed to strong oversight in the aerospace industry. it's part of f what makes this system safe. we have a shared objective and if there are things that we can do to make it better, we will. i don't know john if you have any specific ideas there. thank you. senator, you know, one of the big issues we used an industry standard assumption on pilots and how they would react and that proved incorrect in these two accidents. so in terms of things i think we need to change with the faa, we need to revisit some of these regulatory guidances and make sure they're up to date. i would even tell you there's probably some regulations we advocate as part of the faa
, we respect the faa. that's very important to us. we have taken a number of internal actions that we think are meaningful as they relate to our own internal reforms on safety. we are engaged in the legislative process. i appreciate your invitation for us to be involved with that. i know there are more stake holders. as you heard from me earlier, we are committed to strong oversight in the aerospace industry. it's part of f what makes this system safe. we have a shared objective and if there...
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immediately after the attack you just took steps to secure incoming and future flights to include directing faa to alert when hundred 28 incoming flights of the situation increasing security measures of domestic airports, implementing enhanced screening for all the international flights coming to the u.s. and working with state and local air carriers to provide appropriate information. in the reports to the president for guarding this attempted attack the department has outlined five key areas of action we are now addressing. first as the incidence and underscores aviation security is increasingly international responsibility the solicitor napolitano dispatched deputy secretary and myself and other officials to meet international counterparts on these issues. today secretary the public, the struggling to spain to meet with european counterparts for the discussion took to strengthen international secure aviation security measures. second, and teaches creative partnership with timmerman of energy and its national laboratories to use their scientific expertise to improve screening technology at ai
immediately after the attack you just took steps to secure incoming and future flights to include directing faa to alert when hundred 28 incoming flights of the situation increasing security measures of domestic airports, implementing enhanced screening for all the international flights coming to the u.s. and working with state and local air carriers to provide appropriate information. in the reports to the president for guarding this attempted attack the department has outlined five key areas...
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a lot of the money they airports used came from the faa. we worked with homeland security to develop a best practices from all the airports -- >> i'm sorry. i have a short amount of time. you are sending you are now working regularly with the other agencies to make sure the right hand knows what the left hand is doing? >> there is a tool, a specific computer program that can be run through the system. the idea is to work with the airports to come up with the optimal security spending for airports. it is not the same everywhere. >> you talk about high-risk airports. what is not a high-risk airport, when i can get on a computer jet anywhere in the country and the going to the biggest hub in the world? >> what would not being -- i agree one and a%. the report showed that there were 700 major -- airports as small as in certain counties. it is a mixture of big and small airports that go into the best practices in terms of what's appropriate for each airport. >> i have a lot of precedent in a limited amount of time. you're talking about baggage s
a lot of the money they airports used came from the faa. we worked with homeland security to develop a best practices from all the airports -- >> i'm sorry. i have a short amount of time. you are sending you are now working regularly with the other agencies to make sure the right hand knows what the left hand is doing? >> there is a tool, a specific computer program that can be run through the system. the idea is to work with the airports to come up with the optimal security...
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more than an hour, military officials have now confirmed to cnn that they were not contacted by the faa until the plane had passed over the city of minneapolis. at that time, the military scrambled to launch at least four fully armed f-16 fighters, but that was so late they never got off the ground before the airliner was finally contacter. >> reporter: passengers say throughout the process the cockpit and cabin crew gave them no hint of any trouble. >> if any of us had known that was going on the entire flight would have been in a complete state of panic. i am glad they were trying to look out for us, because i don't think the pilots were. >> indeed, she says, for 45 minutes as they shot past their arrival time, passengers were told nothing at all. when the captain finally spoke up again, he said they were just waiting to land. >> we were just, you know, completely under the impression that it was just air traffic, and that minneapolis airport was not giving us clearance to land and that basically we were just going to fly around until they allowed us to do so. that's what we all belie
more than an hour, military officials have now confirmed to cnn that they were not contacted by the faa until the plane had passed over the city of minneapolis. at that time, the military scrambled to launch at least four fully armed f-16 fighters, but that was so late they never got off the ground before the airliner was finally contacter. >> reporter: passengers say throughout the process the cockpit and cabin crew gave them no hint of any trouble. >> if any of us had known that...
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the faa is investigating this, and one of the pilots publicly denied speculation that the crew was asleep. >>> hurricane katrina devastated new orleans in 2005. lives were lost, families separated, entire neighborhoods destroyed. also victimized were small businesses. and getting those businesses up an running again was vital to the recovery of new orleans. rock and bull, a new orleans institution that opened up in 1941 is one of those businesses. cnn's sean callebs has the story. >> reporter: it's a bowling alley, restaurant, and a place known for its live music. it's also a beacon of light in new orleans and proof that businesses can return and need to. >> my name is john blanchard. this is my turnaround story. >> reporter: when hurricane katrina destroyed his business, blanchard did what he does best. he went back to work. >> what really helped me turn the thing around, i think was a combination of both my faith, my family, friends, and family, friends, and goodwill. a lot of people have wanted to help me and wanted rock 'n bowl to not die. >> reporter: blancher's family pitched in, so
the faa is investigating this, and one of the pilots publicly denied speculation that the crew was asleep. >>> hurricane katrina devastated new orleans in 2005. lives were lost, families separated, entire neighborhoods destroyed. also victimized were small businesses. and getting those businesses up an running again was vital to the recovery of new orleans. rock and bull, a new orleans institution that opened up in 1941 is one of those businesses. cnn's sean callebs has the story....
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the faa is investigating. meanwhile the pilot say said he and the co-pilot did not fall asleep and they were not engaged in an argument. the data recorder is an older model and only records 30 minutes at a time. that means it only records the last 30 minutes. >>> it's breast cancer awareness month and few things raise awareness more than an unforgettable story. lindsey took a core rangers stand against the disease before she became a statistic. robin meade has today's "breakthrough women." >> reporter: at # 3 lindsey took the extreme step of having both hef healthy breasts removed. >> i have a strong family history. when my mom was only 18, her mother and grandmother died a week apart, both from breast cancer. >> reporter: her mother was also diagnosed with breast and ovarian cancer. >> when someone looks you in the eyes and tells you have up to an 87% lifetime risk of developing breast cancer it changes everything. i couldn't live like that. >> reporter: she chose to fight back with drastic surgery. she felt
the faa is investigating. meanwhile the pilot say said he and the co-pilot did not fall asleep and they were not engaged in an argument. the data recorder is an older model and only records 30 minutes at a time. that means it only records the last 30 minutes. >>> it's breast cancer awareness month and few things raise awareness more than an unforgettable story. lindsey took a core rangers stand against the disease before she became a statistic. robin meade has today's...
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next, the national commander at the faa command center on 9/11. and the air traffic controller at boston center and military liaison. >> i will start off with a question for all of you. answer in whatever order you want to. you do not necessarily need to go down the line. on september 11th, it took some time for the air traffic facilities and the military to figure out what was happening. i would like to hear from each of you, how did you figure out what was happening on that day? >> good morning. >> sorry. before we get into the first question -- sorry about this. before we get into the first question. why do you not all tell the audience a little bit about yourself and what you were doing that day? where you were at, what was expected? let's set the stage. >> on 9/11, was the air traffic controller at the washington national air trans. i was responsible for their departure from the capital going eased down. it was a crazy day. -- going eastbound. it was a crazy day. >> i was the national operations manager on 9/11. that is a position located in
next, the national commander at the faa command center on 9/11. and the air traffic controller at boston center and military liaison. >> i will start off with a question for all of you. answer in whatever order you want to. you do not necessarily need to go down the line. on september 11th, it took some time for the air traffic facilities and the military to figure out what was happening. i would like to hear from each of you, how did you figure out what was happening on that day?...
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for instance, in april htthe faa peet issued a statement that engaging in tasks not directly related to required light duties, includg the use of personal electronic devices, constitutes a city press that violates flight safety standards. the advisory was prompted in a significant part by an event that occurred last october, and many of you never call this, because it was widely covered in the news. the incident involved a northwest airlines flight with 144 passengers aboard traveling from san diego to minneapolis. the plane over include the destinion by more than 150 miles before air traffic controllers could get the attention of the pilots. after the incident, the pilot in the first officer acknowledged they have been distracted while using personal laptop computers and discussing the airline crew scheduling procedures. the safety administration has also issued an advisory bulleted just an aug. remind owners and operators of natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines of the risk associated with the use of personal all electronic devices by individuals performing operations or maint
for instance, in april htthe faa peet issued a statement that engaging in tasks not directly related to required light duties, includg the use of personal electronic devices, constitutes a city press that violates flight safety standards. the advisory was prompted in a significant part by an event that occurred last october, and many of you never call this, because it was widely covered in the news. the incident involved a northwest airlines flight with 144 passengers aboard traveling from san...
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we direct f dathe faa to alert l flights. we enhanced screening for all flights coming to the u.s. reached out to international partners, air carriers and other agencies to provide them information they needed on the ground. in our report to the president's on fixing what went wrong with it the president's report on fixing what went wrong, we have led five other areas of action. first, as this incident underscores, aviation security is increasingly an international responsibility. that is why we have a multi continent tour to meet with international counterparts about airline and airport safety. this evening, i will travel to spain to meet with the eu colleagues to discuss standards and we will include in that information sharing, technology, and other related issues. second, dhs has created a partnership with the department of energy to use their scientific expertise to improve screening technology at domestic airports. third dhs will move forward with advanced screening techniques to approve -- to improve our ability to detect the types of the closest -- the types of explosives u
we direct f dathe faa to alert l flights. we enhanced screening for all flights coming to the u.s. reached out to international partners, air carriers and other agencies to provide them information they needed on the ground. in our report to the president's on fixing what went wrong with it the president's report on fixing what went wrong, we have led five other areas of action. first, as this incident underscores, aviation security is increasingly an international responsibility. that is why...
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we have not studied it to determine whether faa is ready to deal with it, but those that have do not have high confidence levels. i cannot tell you i think -- there are definite areas where we have found big gaps in the chain of resilience. we have done a lot more than we had done as of 9/11. >> one way to answer your question is to drill. i have often wondered what wou happen -- pardon me for my bias, if the mayor of dallas -- denver had an alarm clock set and he calls the chief of police and said there is a weapon of mass destruction in a downtown high- rise building in denver and it will go off in eight hours. then started a stop watch. you cannot do that for obvious reasons, you will panic everybody, but it would be instructional. it would be interesting to see how well they have done in denver. this is a good way to find out who ought to be inharge. a lot of local governors don't have the experience that national security people have been going through these exercises. if you are going to have governors in charge then you ought to go through this so that they learned how to make
we have not studied it to determine whether faa is ready to deal with it, but those that have do not have high confidence levels. i cannot tell you i think -- there are definite areas where we have found big gaps in the chain of resilience. we have done a lot more than we had done as of 9/11. >> one way to answer your question is to drill. i have often wondered what wou happen -- pardon me for my bias, if the mayor of dallas -- denver had an alarm clock set and he calls the chief of...
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air safety workshop, the faa whistleblowers alliance is in room 2305 raeburn house office building, 2203 raeburn. the project on government oversight will beeading the training workshop and i wish i could determine-- attend this. i know i have a lot to learn on how how to work effectively with the media. they will be in 22 raeburn house building. one that is going to be just fascinating will be in this room, changing corporate behavior. we effectively-- this will be run by corporate responsibility, creation of cyrus marion room and gutman, lawyers who want to do more than make money. they want a lot to be making a difference. they will be discussing their strategies. at the stewart mott house which is right between the supreme court in a the senate office building at 11:00 we will be having two different workshops. the office of special counsel workshop put out by osc watch, organized by them and the dical whistleblower workshop by several-- international in conjunction with the international association of whistleblowers. those will both be going on at the mott house. we will come back
air safety workshop, the faa whistleblowers alliance is in room 2305 raeburn house office building, 2203 raeburn. the project on government oversight will beeading the training workshop and i wish i could determine-- attend this. i know i have a lot to learn on how how to work effectively with the media. they will be in 22 raeburn house building. one that is going to be just fascinating will be in this room, changing corporate behavior. we effectively-- this will be run by corporate...
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according to g.a.o., 167 out of 434th flight training schools, 38% today do not have the required faa certification. i am told ice is often unaware when they revoke certification for flight training providers. i understand that ice is working with f.a.a. to thards issue. what updates and insurance consist you provide about ice's efforts to improve its communication with the f.a. toombings address this issue? >> i think we are very far along. by the way, senator, we're also moving from a new system governing institutions that educates student visa holders. this will help solve the problem. i will get to that. the silent screen process. under the present system, applicants for asylum must undergo a credible fear interview to determine whether they have a credible fear of persecution in his or her county of origin. but the officer determines that they have a credible fear, the application is a long for further consideration. this bill streamlines the process partly by allowing a screening officer to grants asylum immediately following the interview. if this were to become law, how would
according to g.a.o., 167 out of 434th flight training schools, 38% today do not have the required faa certification. i am told ice is often unaware when they revoke certification for flight training providers. i understand that ice is working with f.a.a. to thards issue. what updates and insurance consist you provide about ice's efforts to improve its communication with the f.a. toombings address this issue? >> i think we are very far along. by the way, senator, we're also moving from a...
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i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to change their mind and congress a chance to respond. >> [inaudible] do you think the administration [inaudible] >> it is hard to attribute motives to people in the decisions they make. mece ray lahood indicated to that he would like to be helpful, but the administration opposed the amendment. his explanation was that we are only interested in long-term solutions, not short-term solutions. a very unsatisfactory answer when you are dealing with a particular resolution. the entire continuing resolution was how to fund the government from now until september 30 it. no satisfactory explanation for why d
i would encourage greater cooperation and communication between eight faa and can -- between the faa and congress. i do not know how you come up with a plan that you announce on friday the you are furloughing on sunday. it seems to me there would be much longer lead time to give airlines the greater ability to respond. the circumstance to find ourselves in it is surprising to me. and unnecessary. i would suggest a delayed by a demonstration to give congress -- give demonstration a chance to...
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if you are suggesting there should be faa money within the faa, within the sequester, then you may start affecting safety, because where will the money come from to cover what the shortfall that the sequestration has caused in one part of it? the other suggestion is to take money from other accounts of the transportation department. i find that less onerous than within sequestration. you know what -- we are just fooling ourselves if we think that we are doing the american people any favor by not finding a real solution. a real solution is to go to the table and have a reconciliation of the budget. let the american people see and compare whose budget is one they would identify as reflecting their values, as jobs-creating, deficit-reducing, and something that takes us into the future. that is what the republicans fear. they fear the scrutiny on their budget. it is based on false numbers. we know that now. it is based on a premise that says if your deficit goes to x percentage of gdp, then you have to cut. no, that is how we got to the high deficit in relationship to gdp. it is exactly turn
if you are suggesting there should be faa money within the faa, within the sequester, then you may start affecting safety, because where will the money come from to cover what the shortfall that the sequestration has caused in one part of it? the other suggestion is to take money from other accounts of the transportation department. i find that less onerous than within sequestration. you know what -- we are just fooling ourselves if we think that we are doing the american people any favor by...
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frankly, i don't think that if i were to veto, for example, this faa bill, that that somehow faa bill, that that somehow would lead to the broader fix. it just means that there'd be pain now, which they would try to blame on me, as opposed to pain five years from now. but either way, the problem's not getting fixed. the only way the problem does get fixed is if both parties sit down and they say, how are we going to make sure that we're reducing our deficit sensibly; how are we making sure that we've investing in things like rebuilding our airports and our roads and our bridges and investing in early childhood education and all -- basic research, all the things that are going to help us grow, and that's what the american people want. just one interesting statistic when it comes to airports. there was a recent survey of the top airports in the country -- in the world. and there was not a single u.s. airport that came in the top 25, not one. not one u.s. airport was considered by the experts and consumers who use these airports to be in the top 25 in the world. i think cincinnati airpor
frankly, i don't think that if i were to veto, for example, this faa bill, that that somehow faa bill, that that somehow would lead to the broader fix. it just means that there'd be pain now, which they would try to blame on me, as opposed to pain five years from now. but either way, the problem's not getting fixed. the only way the problem does get fixed is if both parties sit down and they say, how are we going to make sure that we're reducing our deficit sensibly; how are we making sure that...
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the faa would face cuts in operations. food safety and workplace safety inspections would be cut back. the number of fbi agents, border patrol agents, and transportation staff would decline. the nih would have to curtail scientific research into cancer and child had diseases. -- childhood diseases. the president's budget concluded they plan to avoid these cuts, making tough choices to reduce the deficit. with a balanced package of spending cuts and revenue increases. the president post a plan included $2.50 for every dollar in revenue. it over four trillion dollars in deficit reduction. far exceeding the amount required by the joint committee to avoid sequestration. recently, attention in congress has focused on seeking information from the administration on planning and preparing for sequestration. i want to stress that in the unfortunate event that congress fails to pass a deficit- reduction package, and avoid sequestration, the administration will be prepared to issue the order on january 2 and to manage its implementat
the faa would face cuts in operations. food safety and workplace safety inspections would be cut back. the number of fbi agents, border patrol agents, and transportation staff would decline. the nih would have to curtail scientific research into cancer and child had diseases. -- childhood diseases. the president's budget concluded they plan to avoid these cuts, making tough choices to reduce the deficit. with a balanced package of spending cuts and revenue increases. the president post a plan...
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small mines were legal under the faa rules. congress said it was not good enough, we need something from government. tom daschle said you cannot professionalize if you do not federalize. it made sense to me at the time. we were scared. when you are scared, it is hard to make good judgment. now 12 years later, we have the tsa. how is that working out for us? we have all have problems but we could say is necessary to go through for safety. we volunteered to fly, we should expect some discomfort. except, the law did allow some cities to opt out. san francisco was the only big city to do that. recently i sent a reporter to san francisco to talk to people. they would say, it was weird, friendlier,s were and it was faster. people would try to test them as well, and they caught them in 75% of cases. in los angeles, 25% of cases. so the private screeners are friendlier, faster, and better at their jobs. why is that? private.t is the way it is done in israel. you can fire the contractor, you cannot fire the government. the contractor kn
small mines were legal under the faa rules. congress said it was not good enough, we need something from government. tom daschle said you cannot professionalize if you do not federalize. it made sense to me at the time. we were scared. when you are scared, it is hard to make good judgment. now 12 years later, we have the tsa. how is that working out for us? we have all have problems but we could say is necessary to go through for safety. we volunteered to fly, we should expect some discomfort....
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even this week the faa, what did the airlines do? the taxes you pay for your airline ticket, they are keeping the money. they're changing their prices. we have lobbyists. we can do whatever we want. you do not have to believe in free enterprise to be against the routine. that is not free enterprise. my next principle is the ideology and america is not liberalism or conservatism. it is common sense. " we need is to restore that as the principle which we look at. everyone of you know what i mean when i say common sense. you're offended by what we read of the abuse of common sense. the seventh is one of the most important in my principles -- the power in the hands of the people. the ultimate sovereignty of this country is the people. all of us are responsible. when we did not get here by accident. everyone of us closed our eyes or did something. i did things a -- it helped. everyone of us is responsible for how we got here. everyone of us is responsible for getting us out of here. the notion that the political class wants to tell you is
even this week the faa, what did the airlines do? the taxes you pay for your airline ticket, they are keeping the money. they're changing their prices. we have lobbyists. we can do whatever we want. you do not have to believe in free enterprise to be against the routine. that is not free enterprise. my next principle is the ideology and america is not liberalism or conservatism. it is common sense. " we need is to restore that as the principle which we look at. everyone of you know what i...
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congressional leaders reached a deal late this afternoon to resume full faa operations into september. a couple of the event -- a couple of events to talk about four tomorrow. 11:00 a.m., the president talks about unemployment and veterans. then the joint economic committee it's the jobs report from the bureau of labor statistics. >> the house has been off eight weeks this year. did you get eight weeks of vacation this year, because i sure did not? >> a slightly more record of you on washington and the united states. >> we are willing to step outside the box, to figure out how to make tv news exciting and entertaining and informative and again, rather than garbage it has whittled down to be. >> she will talk about her show q&a.ay night on c-span's >> this 19-minute program was hosted by the london-based front line club. how busy you are, and we have a lot cover, so i'm not want to say very much at all. please, this is your meeting. if you are not hearing the other side explained, please say early, did not wait until the end and y you are disappointed. say it early. audiences we intend
congressional leaders reached a deal late this afternoon to resume full faa operations into september. a couple of the event -- a couple of events to talk about four tomorrow. 11:00 a.m., the president talks about unemployment and veterans. then the joint economic committee it's the jobs report from the bureau of labor statistics. >> the house has been off eight weeks this year. did you get eight weeks of vacation this year, because i sure did not? >> a slightly more record of you...
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faa, they would experience a great cutback. the people who do drug interdictions along the border, and keep our border states, they would have a severe -- a severe cutback. it would mean that vital research would be slowed. as a scientist, let me assure you that research cannot be turned off and on like a faucet. it is necessary for us to maintain the research with dollars, because as it has been pointed out, once to keep the population healthy -- >> and the gentle lady have an additional one minute? >> thank you, mr. speaker. how important is that forest not only for -- for our economic well being but for the benefit of our citizens. i cannot imagine anybody in the senate will contemplate bringing this up. all of this is wasted time, as we do hear some times. i urge my colleagues on both sides, though it no. give us a chance to let mr. van hollen bring his bill to the floor. or from the republican side. i do not care. we have to stop sequestration. i yield back the balance of my time. >> the gentle lady yells back time. the ge
faa, they would experience a great cutback. the people who do drug interdictions along the border, and keep our border states, they would have a severe -- a severe cutback. it would mean that vital research would be slowed. as a scientist, let me assure you that research cannot be turned off and on like a faucet. it is necessary for us to maintain the research with dollars, because as it has been pointed out, once to keep the population healthy -- >> and the gentle lady have an additional...
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the faa had the role to designate. i assume the two are coordinating. >> absolutely. >> there is no better airspace in the country than open air space, especially for unmanned aircraft. what is your timetable? -- timetable faa is looking at at? -- looking at that will be analyzed? >> i will get it for the record but -- >> just a schedule. the university of alaska fairbanks is doing some incredible research. we have an enormous amount of air space that no one competes against and no neighbors to complain. i will be looking for that schedule. the senate bill did not have the $100 fee. we've had this discussion on general aviation. general aviation -- i want to differentiate between leer jets, big jets, and small general aviation. most general aviation folks i talk to understand they have to participate. but creating more permits does not seem logical. they have all volunteered in the past to adjust. they need a better mechanism to deal with revenues than a another system. i wonder% agree with them. i tried this when i wa
the faa had the role to designate. i assume the two are coordinating. >> absolutely. >> there is no better airspace in the country than open air space, especially for unmanned aircraft. what is your timetable? -- timetable faa is looking at at? -- looking at that will be analyzed? >> i will get it for the record but -- >> just a schedule. the university of alaska fairbanks is doing some incredible research. we have an enormous amount of air space that no one competes...
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the faa database is matched against our databases. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> 5 yes ago, congress passed a 911 commission implementation bill. and mandated that this month all maritime cargo containers must be scanned before they are loaded into ship status into the united states. when we broke the law, 100% scanning would be difficult to achieve overnight. we gave ideas to comply and allow for extensions in certain cases. cnn will be phased in and the department would try to comply with the law. if granted itself a two-year extension for allport's citing apple's that the department never tried to overcome. it repeat a lot of the same objections we heard years ago. u prefer a layered approach. i do not think anyone would have a problem with that as long as the department's efforts to not stop with the high risk cargo. checking carter you think is high risk is only an advocate. -- checking cargo that you only think is high-risk is an adequate. you must check 100% at airports. why shouldn't the same principle holds tr
the faa database is matched against our databases. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> 5 yes ago, congress passed a 911 commission implementation bill. and mandated that this month all maritime cargo containers must be scanned before they are loaded into ship status into the united states. when we broke the law, 100% scanning would be difficult to achieve overnight. we gave ideas to comply and allow for extensions in certain...
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isn't it true that the current faa authorizes the inspector general to conduct oversight of the program? >> it is true there is that component. itre's an annual report -- might be every six months that the inspector general does report. as we look at the bill and the potential will authorization that we are essentially in a good place. we want to work with this committee to look any concerns that might be raised in terms of new tools. our hope would be that this work would begin as soon as possible and conclude well before the expiration of the act in december. >> on fast and furious, i had a chance to review some of the details of wiretap. i happen to disagree with your claim that they didn't have details of the tactics of fast and furious. the acting director described reading those affidavits in march of last year. he said he was alarmed that the information contradicted the public denials to congress. he sent an e-mail warning others -- "back off." the department did not withdraw the letter to me until december, 2011. in july, 2011, we ask for that e-mail from the acting director. w
isn't it true that the current faa authorizes the inspector general to conduct oversight of the program? >> it is true there is that component. itre's an annual report -- might be every six months that the inspector general does report. as we look at the bill and the potential will authorization that we are essentially in a good place. we want to work with this committee to look any concerns that might be raised in terms of new tools. our hope would be that this work would begin as soon...
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faa contributed to over 90% of these cases. at least 10 of these events included homeland based threats. a vast majority, fisa contributed as well. partnership with the homeland security department. the real lead is the federal bureau of investigation. it has been our honor and privilege to work with director mueller. >> thank you, general. thank you, chairman, and members of the committee for the opportunity to be here. nsa and the f b i have a unique relationship. it is one that has been invaluable since 9/11. i want to highlight some instances. 2009, the -200 -- from apted an e-mail terrorist located inside the united states talk about recipe for explosives. that individual was identified. he was located in denver, colorado. the fbi followed him to new york city. later we executed search bomb making found components in baghdad. he later confessed to a plot to bomb the new york subway system. also working with fisa, business records. we are able to get a previously unknown number of a co- conspirator. al qaedathe first plot s
faa contributed to over 90% of these cases. at least 10 of these events included homeland based threats. a vast majority, fisa contributed as well. partnership with the homeland security department. the real lead is the federal bureau of investigation. it has been our honor and privilege to work with director mueller. >> thank you, general. thank you, chairman, and members of the committee for the opportunity to be here. nsa and the f b i have a unique relationship. it is one that has...
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but i think, you know, the sequester's a good example, or this recent faa issue is a good example. you'll recall that, you know, even as recently as my campaign, republicans were saying, sequester's terrible. this is a disaster. it's going to ruin our military. it's going to be disastrous for the economy. we've got to do something about it. then when it was determined that doing something about it might mean that we close some tax loopholes for the wealthy and the well-connected, suddenly, well, you know what? we'll take the sequester. and the notion was, somehow, that we had exaggerated the effects of the sequester. remember? the president's, you know, crying wolf. he's chicken little. the sequester? no problem. and then in rapid succession, suddenly white house tours, this is terrible. how can we let that happen? meat inspectors, we've got to fix that. and most recently, what are we going to do about potential delays at airports? so despite the fact that a lot of members of congress were suggesting that somehow, the sequester was a victory for them and this wouldn't hurt the econ
but i think, you know, the sequester's a good example, or this recent faa issue is a good example. you'll recall that, you know, even as recently as my campaign, republicans were saying, sequester's terrible. this is a disaster. it's going to ruin our military. it's going to be disastrous for the economy. we've got to do something about it. then when it was determined that doing something about it might mean that we close some tax loopholes for the wealthy and the well-connected, suddenly,...
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if we do infrastructure, we do the faa, we do the stuff about water that tom talked about -- we lose hundreds of millions of gallons of clean water every day because the systems that they're traveling over right now let them go. so taxpayers pay to clean the water and then it trysts back out and gets lost. if we do not something with infrastructure in the next 15 years, it will cost taxpayers about $3.10 trillion in increased cost. we can do better than this. talk to your representatives. tell them that the time is past talking. come back and do what has been done for the past 30 years. with surface transportation, with a a, with clean water, and others, -- with faa, with clean water, and others, we will be much better off. >> is there a chance of getting a long term bill right away? on the transportation side? >> i think that the president will stick to what he was saying yesterday for the congress to pass a short-term extension. the current bill runs out and the taxes to pay for it run out on september 30. as was mentioned, senator boxer and another senator had a two- year bill. co
if we do infrastructure, we do the faa, we do the stuff about water that tom talked about -- we lose hundreds of millions of gallons of clean water every day because the systems that they're traveling over right now let them go. so taxpayers pay to clean the water and then it trysts back out and gets lost. if we do not something with infrastructure in the next 15 years, it will cost taxpayers about $3.10 trillion in increased cost. we can do better than this. talk to your representatives. tell...
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as it is this one of those helicopters as an engine failre rate that the faa would have grounded commercially and he said yes it is. one of the passengers in the backseat said to maintain the conversation? i remember going to an appeal. if opened a door for me and i've got to take advange of it. i really do budget secretary of peel's budget decisions to the highest level. well, i took the coast guard's budget numbers are mapped to the appeal board and i brought in a piece of steel, and no plate on one of their attorney or 30 year old ships that had been banned because it use because of the multitask vehicle or shut. so if you want to do something significant to improve maritime security, kovac engaged the coast gud the money they need to do their job more effectively. >> i would say, congressman from what done a lot of job after work on maritime security, looking at vessels, people, cargo issues. we've sounds some progress being made in this area, but difficult to determine what the degree of progress in readiness really is at the ports. also i've mentioned already the transportation worker i
as it is this one of those helicopters as an engine failre rate that the faa would have grounded commercially and he said yes it is. one of the passengers in the backseat said to maintain the conversation? i remember going to an appeal. if opened a door for me and i've got to take advange of it. i really do budget secretary of peel's budget decisions to the highest level. well, i took the coast guard's budget numbers are mapped to the appeal board and i brought in a piece of steel, and no plate...
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area versus border control or the faa? let's cut the people in d.c. first and then take care of cuts at the border aviation, etc. i would like to know why we cannot send the bullets that homeland security has bought in the billions over to afghanistan. the marines have cut the training pullets --bullets for training the afghans. they are losing the bullets they need to train the afghans. why can we not send some of those over there? the other one is for the training of the troops heading over to afghanistan are being cut by the marine corps. host: cut the folks in d.c. versus a place like the border. when we talk about across-the- board cuts at the chess, are we talking about equal cuts in both areas? is there a distinction in this part of the government? guest: the government has released a state-by-state breakdowns on how these cuts will affect your area. no real surprise. weather is more homeland security, there will be a greater impact. texas and california will feel the pinch. in terms of cutting one particular area, every federal department have
area versus border control or the faa? let's cut the people in d.c. first and then take care of cuts at the border aviation, etc. i would like to know why we cannot send the bullets that homeland security has bought in the billions over to afghanistan. the marines have cut the training pullets --bullets for training the afghans. they are losing the bullets they need to train the afghans. why can we not send some of those over there? the other one is for the training of the troops heading over...
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faa toushing the encourage airlines to do this. how much power does the faa have? how much would have to move through congress for any change in defense systems to occur? the question of who would fund it is an issue that has to be resolved by congress. regulations, i do think the faa could do it on its own and mandate that the airlines do this. to intervene on the money and the regulatory side. host: let's explain how these antimissile systems work. can you explain to us the technology? guest: there are a variety of different technologies. that are not even on the planes. how do you counter these kinds of attacks? we havercial airliners examples of them being used on air force one. infraredirectional countermeasure. it is a laser that jams the guidance system of an incoming missile. it would send it would send of course. there are heated flares that would distract the heatseeking guidance system of the muscle. those are examples of ones that would defend against against shoulder fired missiles which are not the ones that shot down and make 17. -- the malaysian air
faa toushing the encourage airlines to do this. how much power does the faa have? how much would have to move through congress for any change in defense systems to occur? the question of who would fund it is an issue that has to be resolved by congress. regulations, i do think the faa could do it on its own and mandate that the airlines do this. to intervene on the money and the regulatory side. host: let's explain how these antimissile systems work. can you explain to us the technology? guest:...
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we are working closely with the rest of the federal government, including the faa, the fbi and others to work through what we might be seeing. we know a range of entities, including countries, companies, research organizations, operate in these altitudes for purposes that are not nefarious, including legitimate research. that said, because we have not been able to assess what these recent objects are, we have acted out of an abundance of caution to protect our security and interests. that is why we have teams working hard to track down the debris. we have extensive efforts in south carolina, alaska and lake huron and we are supporting our canadian partners in their efforts there. each of these recoveries are unique. each pose their own challenges as you know. in south carolina, crews have collected a fair amount of debris from the site and continue to search. in alaska, the object landed on ice and because of other weather impacts, safety concerns are partially dictating recovery timelines. in yukon territory, canada is leaving recovery operations in a very remote area where the debri
we are working closely with the rest of the federal government, including the faa, the fbi and others to work through what we might be seeing. we know a range of entities, including countries, companies, research organizations, operate in these altitudes for purposes that are not nefarious, including legitimate research. that said, because we have not been able to assess what these recent objects are, we have acted out of an abundance of caution to protect our security and interests. that is...
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the faa has been extraordinary. what could happen is that we hear from the faa safety inspectors that they do not have enough inspectors or enough time to conduct investigations. because of the zero-tolerance policy, inspectors would be inspecting on a first-in, first-out basis. they now have the ability to decide based on the severity of the case. if they get down to a six-month timeout, there is a statute of limitations. if they don't get to the case because they don't have enough resources to address it, the case goes away completely. they's adjuster should be an extension of that time. >> thank you. mr. andrews, let me commend you for your professionalism, preserving your job through the racist incident. your testimony and your personal fight against covid-19. i would like to discuss the secondary barriers. the faa is requiring installation of barriers that would protect the cockpit even when it is open. the faa has not bestowed this legal requirement. how would these barriers further protect the safety of the f
the faa has been extraordinary. what could happen is that we hear from the faa safety inspectors that they do not have enough inspectors or enough time to conduct investigations. because of the zero-tolerance policy, inspectors would be inspecting on a first-in, first-out basis. they now have the ability to decide based on the severity of the case. if they get down to a six-month timeout, there is a statute of limitations. if they don't get to the case because they don't have enough resources...